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You Are:
The Marketing Operations Solution Architect (SA) is a client facing role that interprets and translates client requirements into a solution that can be configured from a standard set of offerings. You will operate as a single point of contact or as part of a team (on large deals with multiple SAs) accountable to the SA SPOC from Stage 1 to deal closure and the transition to the delivery organization(s).
As a Solution Architect, you will demonstrate multiple skills, i.e. understanding client requirement, understanding buyer values of client, creating compelling value proposition through development of cost competitive solution using the Solution Planning Methodology.
The Work:
- Responsible for creation and integration of Digital solutions for clients
- Translates complex functional, technical and business requirements into architectural designs
- Assesses Digital market technology choices to determine fit, including software, hardware, etc.
- Owns the overall solution blueprint and roadmap
- Accountable for the technical integrity of the solutions, cost effectiveness and supportability that meets client requirements and industry best practices
- Understand and translate buyer requirements into a standard solution offering deal approach, solution plan, proposal and cost estimate leveraging standard process methods, deliverables and the right collection of offerings
- Prepare the spend estimate, schedule, work plan, resource sourcing plan
- Collaborate as a key member of the sales team to represent the solution offering to the client buyer and other internal Accenture groups, and align the solution with final terms and conditions
- Collaborate with the Service Architects Product Directors to plan and architect the overall delivery architecture and capabilities to support the service offerings
- Sponsor lead the initiatives to deploy new architecture capabilities across the teams required for service offerings
- Interface with the delivery organizations to ensure effective transition, shape services, collaborate on clear solution assumptions, determine appropriate service delivery locations and related cost to deliver
- Ensure delivery architecture is implemented according to policies standards and solution is benchmarked externally
- Maintain a keen understanding of marketplace intelligence trends, competition etc. to provide market leading perspectives, emerging trends, tools and techniques that can be effectively utilized to develop and promote business
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Qualifications
Here's What You Need:
- Bachelor's Degree
- Minimum of 7 years' experience in a consulting, professional services, large-scale IT or marketing department
- A minimum of 4 years of experience with Solution Planning Deal Shaping
- Proven ability to build, manage and foster a team-oriented environment
- Proven ability to work creatively and analytically in a problem-solving environment
- Desire to work in an information systems environment
- Excellent communication (written and oral) and interpersonal skills
- Excellent leadership and management skills
- Good organizational, multi-tasking, and time-management skills
- Experience working with diverse, global teams
- Clear and concise articulation, presentation, and documentation of technical opportunities, constraints, recommendations, and action items to both internal and external audiences
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